Reps. Dan Benishek (R-Mich.), Diane Black (R-Tenn.), Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), and Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), John Kline (R-Minn.), and Tom Price (R-Ga.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Just hours before the legislature adjourned for the year, lawmakers cleared SB 590 for the governor’s signature. Coming on the heels of the Georgia bill, this is the second major immigration-enforcement bill to pass this year.
Two enterprising Reuters reporters tracked down a few of the recently-fired illegal Chipotle restaurant workers who admitted that they committed identity theft and/or fraud to land a job at the fast-food chain. Since illegal employment and identity theft have been linked before, these confessions aren't surprising. What the fired workers told reporters next, however, is more newsworthy.
The Georgia House and Senate have agreed to a bill that will require businesses in the state with at least 10 employers to use E-Verify. The bill expands the state's current E-Verify law that requires state contractors to use E-Verify.
Chipotle's now-fired illegal workers have spoken out on the restaurant chain's willingness to hire illegal workers and and facilitate their employment
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would increase border security and strengthen interior enforcement. The Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act of 2011 (H.R.1274) requires the Administration to deploy national guard troops to the border and includes the CLEAR Act that requires cooperation between the federal government and state and local law agencies in the enforcement of immigration laws.
Reps. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.), Sam Johnson (R-Texas), Gary Miller (R-Calif.), and Bill Posey (R-Fla.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.), David McKinley (R-W.V.), and Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) has introduced the Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement (LEAVE) Act, H.R.1196, which is a comprehensive immigration enforcement bill that would require the use of E-Verify for all employers nationwide, end the practice of birthright citizenship, prohibit states from granting in-state tuition benefits to illegal aliens, increase the number of border patrol and immigration and customs enforcement agents, and assist local municipalities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, among other things.
Rep. Sue Myrick has joined NumbersUSA's 5-for-5 club by co-sponsoring all 5 of our 5 Great Immigration Bills. On Wednesday, Rep. Myrick co-sponsored the CLEAR Act - a bill that would assist local law agencies in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
To the Editor:
“No Exit From a Bad Program” (editorial, Feb. 28) claims that the Secure Communities program is problematic because it results in the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants with little or no criminal record. Such a view is misguided and dangerous.
Secure Communities is the Department of Homeland Security’s comprehensive strategy to improve the identification and removal of criminal aliens from the United States.
Oklahoma and South Carolina's legislatures have passed legislation modeled on Arizona's immigration enforcement bill, SB 1070.
Reps. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
The president of a Southern California furniture manufacturer has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and fines totaling $15,000 for hiring illegal aliens and then obstructing police during the investigation. Rick Vartanian, president of Brownwood Furniture, pleaded guilty to the charges.
Reps. John Carter (R-Texas), Bill Flores (R-Texas), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), and Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Reps. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) and Ed Royce (R-Calif.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
In August 2008, the Howard Industries electrical plant in Laurel, Mississippi, was raided by ICE and more than 600 illegal aliens were arrested. Last week, the company pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate America's immigration laws in connection to this raid.
Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents arrested 22 people involved with a crime organization that sold fraudulent documents to illegal aliens. The crime organization was also suspected of kidnapping, beating, and murder to protect their territory.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has introduced the CLEAR Act (H.R.100) that would provide federal assistance to local communities that help enforce federal immigration laws. The bill's key goal is "helping local law enforcement detect, arrest and detain illegal aliens in their communties."
It turns out that a few of New York City's most aggressive Meter Maids are able to shake more money out of illegal parkers in a year that the entire Obama Administration is fining employers of illegal aliens nationwide.
An audit conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement forced Chipotle stores in Minnesota to fire hundreds of illegal workers. ICE has now expanded its investigation to the Chiptole stores in the District of Columbia and Virginia.
A broken windshield may lead to the deportation of ten illegal aliens identified after a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. According to the media reports, State police stopped a van for a minor violation and found 10 foreign national inside.
The Obama Administration has boasted that it deported a record number of illegal aliens in the 2010 fiscal year, but a new report reveals that Immigration and Customs Enforcement used some old numbers to make the actual number of deportations to show higher than reality.
Rhode Island Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee said that one of his first actions in office will be to rescind an executive order that requires state agencies and vendors to use E-Verify. However a fact-check by the Providence Journal shows Chafee hasn't done his homework.
A coalition of 13 states has asked the Supreme Court to uphold an Arizona law that would suspend the business license of any company found to knowingly hire illegal aliens. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December. Business groups are appealing a lower federal court's ruling that upheld the law.
I am really encouraged by some campaign observations from the Humphrey Institute in Minnesota. They indicate a lot about what politicians this fall think voters want to hear. (Hint: Voters don't want to hear about rewarding illegal aliens in any way . . . or increasing the rate of new foreign workers.)
A new organization, The Texas Alliance for America Legal Defense & Education Fund has been formed to educate Texans on large-scale immigration.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked an illegal immigration enforcement law passed by Hazleton, Pa. that would have prevented companies that hire illegal aliens from obtaining a business license and fined landlords who rent to illegal aliens. The ordinance was passed four years ago and inspired similar legislation across the country.
Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) detailed the need for passing the bi-partisan SAVE Act at a Town Hall Meeting over Labor Day weekend. Rep. Bright is one of the 117 total sponsors of the pro-Attrition through Enforcement legislation offered by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) that would mandate E-Verify nationwide and increase resources for border and interior security.
In a major policy shift, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued new guidelines regarding the prosecution of deportation cases: if an illegal alien is not a convicted criminal or terrorist threat, the case should be dropped.
The Border Patrol's increased efforts along the U.S. - Mexico land border are forcing more and more would-be illegal aliens to sea in their efforts to come to the United States
With the exception of a quick special session by both the House and Senate to approve a $600 million supplemental spending bill to be used for border security, the month of August is typically used by Members of Congress to return to their home districts and reconnect with their constituents through Town Hall meetings. This August, Democrats and Republicans are facing questions from citizens in their district on the issue of immigration.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday morning that the Department has deployed its "Secure Communities" program to all 25 counties located on the Southwest border with Mexico. The "Secure Communities" program allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to root out criminal illegal aliens incarcerated in local jails.
The National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, which represents 7,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the nation, cast a "Vote of No Confidence" for ICE Director John Morton and Asst. Director Phyllis Coven. Union leaders said that they have "abandoned the Agency's core mission of enforcing United States Immigration Laws..."
Norco City Council Members voted, 4-0, to support a resolution that backs Arizona's immigration enforcement law. Norco Mayor Malcolm Miller did not attend the meeting. The Council also discussed a possible E-Verify ordinance that would require all the city's businesses to check new hires through the worker verification system.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has been negotiating with the federal government to deputize Virginia State Troopers as immigration enforcement agents. The Governor would like state troopers to have the training and ability to ask individuals who have been stopped or detained about their immigration status and plans on making an announcement in the near future.
Are you really angry about the Arizona ruling? Here's how you can fight back and make a difference. A lot of you are asking for a way to constructively express your anger at what has just happened in Arizona.
The state of Arizona has already filed its appeal against Judge Susan Bolton's decision issued on Wednesday. Federal Judge Bolton issued an injunction against three major provisions of Arizona's immigration enforcement law that went into effect today.
Federal Judge Susan Bolton ordered an injunction today of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law, formerly known as SB1070, just hours before it’s scheduled to take effect. Supporters of immigration enforcement are angry and frustrated over the ruling, but there is hope in the halls of Congress – of all places. If Congress passed the SAVE Act and CLEAR Act, these two bills together would secure the border, mandate E-Verify nationwide, and provide local law enforcement officials with the tools to help federal officials enforce immigration laws obviating the need for SB1070.
Federal Judge Susan Bolton is expected to issue her decision today regarding Arizona's new immigration enforcement law. The law is supposed to take effect on Thursday, July 29, but the federal government has asked for a suspension until its case against the state is ruled on.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton has still not issued a ruling on a motion by the federal government to suspend Arizona's immigration enforcement law while the case is being litigated in federal court. The law is supposed to take effect on Thursday, July 29, but the Justice Department is challenging the law's constitutionality, saying it oversteps federal authority.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will deport approximately 400,000 illegal aliens in fiscal year 2009, up 10% from 2008 and 25% from 2007 - the last two years of the Bush Administration. The majority of the illegal aliens deported are criminal offenders who were identified through ICE's Secure Communities program.
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) became a cosponsor of Rep. Heath Shuler's (D-N.C.) SAVE Act. In doing so, he has joined an elite group of Congressmen and women who have cosponsored NumbersUSA's 5 great immigration bills. These bills are the SAVE Act, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, the SAFE Act, the Birthright Citizenship Act, and the CLEAR Act.
